Intervention logic and project results

Jan Paul van Aken

25 September 2014

Content

Context & problem analysis

Economic situation

Political situation

Climate and environment

Social developments

Laws and

regulations

…

Context & problem analysis

Note:

1. Describe problems as an existing negative state, rather than the absence of a solution. Insufficient availability of nutritious food

1. Lack of water, fertiliser and improved seeds

2. Identify real, existing problems, not possible, imagined or far future ones.

Context & problem analysis

Theory of change

A Theory of Change (ToC) (1)

• … defines all building blocks required to bring about a given long-term goal.

• … is depicted on a map, the “pathway of change”; a graphic representation of the change process.

• … describes the types of interventions that bring about the long term, intermediate and early results depicted in the map; each result tied to an intervention.

• … requires a description of assumptions explaining connections between results

A Theory of Change (ToC) (2)

• .. is a SMART description of a change initiative that forms the basis for strategic planning, on-going decision-making and evaluation.

• … is developed “back ward” or “top down”; starting with a vision, in a top down way identify necessary ( intermediate ) results etc

• … is a “Results Chain”, with context, explanations & hypotheses added, and taking into account historical perspectives

Theory of change

• Defines all building blocks required to reach a long term goal.

- Includes both building blocks within and outside scope of project

- Assumptions

- Connections

- Link to context and problem analysis

Theory of change

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Theory of change

• Defines all building blocks required to reach a long term goal.

- Includes both building blocks within and outside scope of project

- Assumptions

- Connections

- Link to context and problem analysis

Theory of change

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sustainable, inclusive economic growth through higher and more nutritious agricultural production

1. farmers have access to improved seeds and fertiliser;

2. credit and loan systems in place for purchasing seeds and fertiliser;

3. farmers are familiar with improved agricultural practices

4. Etc.

Intervention strategy

Example: intervention strategy

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Intervention strategy

Intervention logic

Interventions

Intervention logic

• Describes the actual interventions

• Develop the project result chain

Inputs Activities Output Outcome Impacts

Plús Assumptions

Intervention strategy

Result chain [name of applicant] [Title of project]

Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impacts

ID ID

Financial resources Construction and rehabilitation

of water kiosks.

1 Fifty water kiosks constructed

and fifty kiosks rehabilitated by

the end of the project period

a Additional acces to clean

drinking water to 30.000 people

in low income areas

Sustainable inclusive economic

growth

Human resources

Material resources Construction water free toilet

blocks

2 Ten water free toilet blocks

constructed

b 6000 people and 3000 shool

children using water free

sanitation by the end of the

project period.

Technical resources Set-up of urine and fecal waste

reuse system

3 …

Information

resources

All results fully operational

Assumptions (theory of change)E.g.

Sufficient demand available

Sufficient resources

Causal linkages

Etc.

Project Results - FDOV

• FDOV is a result based funding programme

• Results (output ánd outcome) are defined by the partnership

• … and are used by RVO for :

project appraisal … subsidy ordinance … monitoring … subsidy settlement

Project Results

Project Results

Project Results are …

• … tangible outputs and outcomes, formulated SMART ly (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound)

• … demonstrated via Means of Verification (MoV)

• … broken down into logical clusters of activities /sub-results (Thematic and/or Chronological and/or Big infrastructure and/or ….)

• Result 1 refers to the inception phase and should : - Be completed prior to further project implementation

- Contain all project prerequisites

- Entail the “Partnership agreement”

- Provide all Permits/licences (land rights !)

- Entail the Baseline study

• The Final result entails at least the final outcome

Example results of case

• Result 1: Setting up the PPP, arrange required permits, baseline study, development of M&E plan and CSR policies within 6 months.

• Result 2 : Improve access to credit (set up mifi…)

• Result 3 : Improved agricultural practices….

• …

• Final result : X farmers producing higher quantities of more nutritious food, having higher income from selling excess production….. Plus overarching activities, such as the project evaluation.

Project Results

Example Result 1 Refer to Appendix 2 application forms

1.1 Establishment of the partnership between MasWat,

MWSB, MDC, DIWT, W4M

1.1.1 Copy of the legally signed partnership

agreement between MasWat, MWSB, MDC,

DIWT, W4M, including any related documents

such as annexes or side letters, in English or

translated in English. The partnership

agreement includes the roles and

responsibilities of the partners and topics

such as: management, decision making,

disputes, financial arrangements, liability, exit

trategy, ownership, IPR, use of project

results, M&E, ICSR, communication. Also

provide name, adress and registration

number of the partners and what law is

applicable.

1.2 Completed budget for the project. 1.2.1 Breakdown of budget by Sub-Result.

1.2.2 If one or more budgets at Result level

deviates from the Project Plan: Substantiate

this deviation and specify the total costs for

project management, Monitoring and

Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Hardware

and Revolving Fund Capital for this or these

Results.

1.2.3 Liquidity prognoses for the remainder of the

project.

1.3 Finalised technical assistance programme (including

knowledge transfer).

1.3.1 Copy of the detailed technical assistance

programme (including knowledge transfer),

containing number of people to be trained,

subject of training, time planning and

implementer.

Sub-result (outcome and output) MoV

Result chain references:

Result 1

Title result

Start-date

End-date

Project Initiation Phase a.o. Partnership Agreement

1-aug-14

1-mrt-15

Project Results

Questions? Specific cases for discussion? - Context and problem analysis - Theory of change - Intervention logic - Project results